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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

REAPER Book 2 in The Guardian Legacies Cover Reveal

After discovering her destiny as a witch, Anora is on a mission to find out everything she can about the magical world. Unbeknownst to her, the creatures of that world are trying to find out everything they can about her…and the people closest to her.

With Ethan and Hunter to protect her, Anora feels safe and happy with her new life. That is, until she begins to be plagued with terrifying visions that only she can see, leaving her full of fear and doubt. What if the hallucinations are real? What if there is something dark out there that can attack her from within?

If Anora can’t even trust herself, who can she turn to?

*Released Halloween, 2012*

The world of ghosts and spirits is nothing new to eighteen year old Anora Benson; she’s spent her whole life trying to ignore them, trying to be normal. But when the Pricolici, a group of ancient bounty hunters, are sent after her, Anora realizes she is more than just a medium.

As a witch she has power, power she doesn’t know how to use, power that makes her vulnerable to the demons that desire her gifts. Anora is alone and scared, forced to face the darkness on her own. Then she meets Ethan, a mysterious boy who shows up in her life right along with the magic, and he seems to know quite a bit about her and her legacy Coven. Will she risk everything by trusting him or risk fighting alone?

Author Bio: Emily Goodwin resides in Indiana, where she lives with her husband, many four legged children and their much loved German Shepherd named Vader. Accused of being a day dreamer, Emily began writing at an early age, making use of her active imagination. She has a degree in psychology, is currently working on her second degree in nursing, likes anything paranormal, 80's rock, going on crazy adventures with her friends and is an animal rights activist.

Title: The Corpses of Old Farm Hill Road: The Arrogant ManBy: Tabitha ShortISBN: 9781301537297BOOK TRAILER LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zd3lvWIXVgBlurb:He wakes up every morning knowing the world owes him something. Every woman was created for his demand, except for Vanessa Roundtree and her mother. Once lured onto their farm in the middle of nowhere he becomes their prey. As they torment his body, they break down his arrogance. Will he be able to escape? Or will he become just another of the corpses of Old Farm Hill Road?Excerpt:His face lit up as his hand gripped the handle of the car door. His entire body felt relief and his chest rattled with cries of happiness. He pulled the handle and the familiar sound of the car door opening that met his ears brought an unsurpassable amount of joy. He climbed into the driver’s seat, arranging his broken leg with his unbroken arm. It was excruciating, but he had to get through it to get away. He was almost there. Sweat beaded up on his forehead and he prayed he wouldn’t pass out again. He just needed a few more hours of consciousness to get out alive.As his breaths slowed he felt his way to the ignition switch to start the engine. His heart sank when he discovered the keys were not in the ignition. No worries, I can hot wire it, he said to himself. The wiring was easy to find, hidden behind an access cover. Fumbling with the wires because of his swollen fingers, he quickly found the two he needed. Bending forward was agonizing, but he managed it and used his teeth to strip the wires. He twisted the copper strands together and found the purple wire. It gave him a little bit of trouble, but he was able to skin the plastic covering from it as well.He heard a loud clunk on the hood of the car and his head jerked to attention. Standing in front of the vehicle was Vanessa. She was jingling the keys in her hand.“You…are…one…stupid girl,” he said aloud, most of it coming out as nothing more than mumbles. He hit the wires together and the engine stuttered and then came to life. He laughed heartily, his chest rising and falling painfully. He glanced out the front windshield, ready to enjoy the look on the stupid girl’s face, but she was not there. His fingers quickly moved to lock the doors just as he heard her grip the handle. She was at his driver’s side window.Her face grew angry when she could not open the door. She removed her shirt, wrapped it around her fist and began hitting the driver’s side window, trying to bust it. Mathew put the car in reverse, looked over his shoulder and began to back down the driveway. He was free! As the car rolled down the curved driveway, Vanessa ran after it. He laughed out loud and considered running her over, but thought against it as he neared the end of the driveway.

Bio:Author BioTabitha Short is the writer of many horror short stories including The Roller Coaster of Death (found in the compilation titled Misery Loves Company) and The Please DO Feed The Animals ZOO. Her YA novel, Arena Games: Petrova's Legacy, is contracted and due for publication January 19, 2013. The Corpses of Old Farm Hill Road: The Arrogant Man is the first in a series of horror short stories. The second will be subtitled The Lost Soul. There are expected to be five to seven books in the series and will be released throughout 2013. You can purchase her books at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com and smashwords.com as well as at her author website at http://www.authortabithashort.blogspot.com. Tabitha also operates the literary blog The First Five Pages, which can be found at http://www.thefirstfivepages.blogspot.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Corpses-of-Old-Farm-Hill-Road-The-Arrogant-Man/286190331491310?bookmark_t=pageTwitter: @tabithashort2Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16029584-the-corpses-of-old-farm-hill-roadWebsite: http://www.authortabithashort.comWhere to buy links: Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Corpses-Farm-Hill-Road-ebook/dp/B009Q5OILC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350173547&sr=8-1&keywords=the+corpses+of+old+farm+hill+roadiTunes:http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/isbn9781301537297Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/236513Diesel ebooks: http://www.diesel-ebooks.com/item/SW00000236513/Short-Tabitha-The-Corpses-of-Old-Farm-Hill-Road-The-Arrogant-Man/1.htmlBarnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-corpses-of-old-farm-hill-road-tabitha-short/1113573540?ean=2940045002103Author Website: http://authortabithashort.blogspot.com/p/short-stories.html

Friday, October 19, 2012

Sixteen-year-old Delaney Scott possesses a special gift. Ever since she was a child, she has known about her calling and the duty she’s expected to fulfill.

However, all Delaney wants is to be normal. That’s why she is drawn to Sam. He can offer her the life she’s always desired. Only Sam has secrets of his own.

Secrets that are deadly. Secrets that can change everything.

My Review:

Dazzle is a fresh new twist on teens with supernatural
powers. Author Amber Garza creates a world unlike we have seen in any YA books
recently. Delaney and Micah live in the city of Edenly protected by Zerach,
but not everyone in Edenly follows Zerach. Some chose not to follow anyone yet,
Zerach allows them to still live there. They aren’t really a threat unless they
succumb to the ways of the Sarafites. The Sarafites aren’t allowed in Edenly,so
no worries, right? Well there is a legend about Ekloge Warriors that say one
day there will be another war against the Sarafites, but no one knows when it
will accur. So those ten train until they day they are called to fight to
protect their people. Could it be sooner than
they think? Could it be possible that the ground work is being laid down
by the Sarafites to invoke a war?

Delaney is suspicious when Micah and she meet Ariel one
night. Ariel becomes part of their lives but she may be holding on to a
dangerous secret. Meanwhile Sam finally convinces Delaney to date him. As their
relationship heats up and both realize they may be falling for each other, Sam
also holds a dangerous secret. Can Delanely and Micah find the truth before it
is too late? Will their new found relationships survive?

Author Bio:

Amber Garza lives in California with her amazing husband, and two hilarious children who provide her with enough material to keep her writing for years. She LOVES to write. Amber has had a passion for writing since she was a little girl, making books out of notebook paper and staples. As an adult she has worked hard to make her dream of being a published a reality. The PROWL TRILOGY was her first published series and the books are YA Christian thrillers. She also has a suspense novel entitled ENGRAVED which is currently available. DAZZLE is the first book in her new YA paranormal romance series.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

A family secret
kept hidden has been exposed, and the consequences could be deadly.

After Lilyann Moon's beloved grandmother dies
shrouded by a veil of mystery, she and her young family members are yanked from
their completely normal lives and catapulted directly into the supernatural world
of witchcraft. A world they know absolutely nothing about.

The town of
Hampstead, Maryland has no idea of the monsters that lurk in their midst. Or, of
the dangers they will face if the Moon Coven doesn't figure out how to embrace
the magick within each of them, especially Lily.

She's suddenly up to her
little pointy black hat in magickal problems.
Destiny presented her with one more, and it's a big one - vampires.

The only bright
spot in this nightmare was meeting Mason. But, is she in love with the enemy? Lilyann
is in a race against time to save her town and coven. Will she survive the
coming dangers, with her heart and neck intact?

It all comes down to this one night...

All Hallows Eve.

My Review:

Compulsion is about a family thrown into a heritage they did
not know they had, a girl who must step into her destiny and lead her family
against an ancient enemy, do her best to keep the family safe, and try to figure
out what it is she needs to do to save them before it is too late. It seem ever
since Lilyann Moon has found out she is
really a witch, actually one of the most powerful witches ever to walk the
earth, the supernatural just keeps getting more apparent in her life. Her best
friend starts to see ghost, her boyfriend may be something of the supernatural,
I mean he is fast, strong and has excellent hearing, and there are menacing
vampires out for their blood, Lily’s blood! Oh and did you know there are good
and bad vampires? Wow all this to deal with is a short period of time. Why a
short period of time you ask, because the Moon family has only until Halloween
to figure out how to use and harness their magick, learn the initiation ritual
and perform it correctly so they can take their rightful place as a coven, and
figure out how to re-raise the wards on the family property to keep the deadly
vampires out.

K.B.Miller is a very talented write.She knows how to weave together a great story.She is one of my favorite authors. I loved Compulsion. It kept me captivated by the continue
action and secrets that are revealed throughout the story. The story is well written
and well put together. It flows flawlessly through the story. There was not one
time that I wanted to put the story down because it lost my interest, actually
just the opposite; I lost sleep because I couldn't put it down. I have to find
out what was going to happen next and if the Moon Coven was going to succeed
against all odds. Of course you will have to read it yourself to find out if
they do or not.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Okay, so I'm supposed to tell you about me...
Seriously, if I wrote a book about myself it would take you 10 minutes to read
and you would be bored stiff after the first 2! LOL

I'm a full-time writer, wife, and mother. Which basically means there's always
a surplus of pencils lost somewhere in my hair, I usually have some place to
be(I'm always late), I have a bad habit of calling family and friends random
character's names (from my books), I talk to myself because no one else listens
to me, and I can throw together a mean dinner for 8 with only 10 minutes notice
and four ingredients in the pantry, LOL.

If you can't find me on the sidelines of my sons' football games, online,
cooking, cleaning, shopping, at the local coffee joint or on the phone
wandering aimlessly throughout my house then I've probably hidden myself in my
"bat-cave" to write.

I have a positive attitude, and absolute fun-loving approach to life. That
makes it easy for the voices in my head to take over on a regular basis
providing endless hours of entertainment for my pleasure, and hopefully yours.

Random facts about me:

~My favorite color is pink
~I have a Bishon Frise puppy named Cullen Edward
~My favorite music is hip-hop
~I have a severe addiction to coffee. So much so, that those in my inner circle
refuse to speak to me before caffeine O'clock! True Story

Monday, October 15, 2012

She had everything but freedom.
He had nothing but his loyalty, his wits and his training.

She was a prisoner, a disease, not fit for the world, and she didn't know why.
But she did know she wasn't allowed to die, she wasn't allowed to live and she
wasn’t sane.

He was a soldier, a protector, but his foundation will be tested when he must
destroy the only light in his dark world.

Thrown together, prisoner and keeper, their rebellion will splinter through
time, changing the course of history and the fate of the world. Their love will
challenge their greatest enemy and immortalize them forever.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Some of the industries best selling 'new adult' paranormal romance authors have come together to bring you a collection of short stories inspired by their most popular novels. Get alternate point-of-views from your hottest book boyfriends. Learn about the early days of the relationships that you've grown to love. And find out how some of the early challenges faced by your favorite characters have shaped the novels you can't get enough of.

Veer

Coming Late 2012BLURB:

Only when you let go can you learn to live.

Between the death of her mother and pushing through law school without her best friend, it's been a tough year for Becca. Needing a break from Boston, she moves to a tiny coastal North Carolina town for a relaxing summer. After bumping heads repeatedly with a local cop, she realizes her summer will be anything but quiet.

Three years after a career ending injury ruins his chance to play Major League Baseball, Gavin has a distrust of northerners and lately girls in general. He wants nothing to do with a girl who is only in town for the summer.

When the two give in to their impossible attraction, they realize that they may just have found the key to freeing themselves from the ghosts of their pasts.

The Conduit By Stacey Rourke Review, Interview and GIVEAWAY!!!

"Okay, little side note here. If a psychopathic killer asks if you want to see a trick, say no. That’s the smart thing to do. I, on the other hand, responded, 'Bring it'."

The Conduit By Stacy Rourke

Blurb

All 18-year-old Celeste Garrett wants is to head off to college and make those fun, yet ill-advised, choices college kids are known for. And maybe to spend some time with the hot cameraman she just met. Instead, because of a pact her ancestors made in the 17th century with a mythical creature, she has to save the world.

While normal kids are slamming energy drinks and cramming for exams, Celeste will get her adrenaline rush fighting a fire breathing dragon. She wants to meet friends in the quad to exchange lecture notes, but first she must exchange blows with a shapeshifting demon on the rooftop. Life isn’t always fair for a superhero, but at least she doesn’t have to do it alone. With her brother and sister as sidekicks, they alternate between saving lives and getting on each others’ nerves. Together the trio encounters unspeakable odds, mystical forces and comes face-to-face with an image that will haunt them forever—their grandmother in a leopard print bikini.

Camille and Drake are on the run, bound for the mythical pasture of Thessaly. They search for the family heirloom that will keep them safe from Zandra while trying to unlock the secrets of her mother’s past. As their journey progresses from the rolling hills of Ireland to the snow covered forests of South Dakota, they find Zandra is no longer the only danger pursuing them.

Camille's Centaur lineage puts their future at risk; they don't know who to trust or where to hide. Camille’s family is quick to come to her aid but even they are ill prepared for their ancestor’s Centaur Legacy.

Help comes from an unexpected benefactor in an unwelcomed way. Drake has to choose between being the man he wants to be and the Centaur warrior Camille needs him to be.

Author Bio:

Nancy was born in Sioux City Iowa, left the cold of the Midwest in 1991 and only returns to see family in the summer time. She spent ten years traveling the world as a US Marine and settled in rural SC with her husband and two children.

She enjoys reading all types of Paranormal and Young Adult literature.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

From October 1-19, join us in raising 1,000 books for Book forAmerica and sharing in the excitement of Neil Gaiman's holiday tradition of All Hallow's Read. Give a scary book (or any book... for this) for Halloween.We know how relaxing,rewarding and adventurous reading is,but there are those who do not.Not that they chose to avoid reading,the opportunity to do so is not available. There are place in out nation that suffer from illiteracy due to not having books to read.We can help them by donating a new book or books that will be disturbed to children and adults that otherwise would not be able to obtain books.I am donating The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause. It is a book that I enjoyed reading and being October it fits the Halloween scene since it is a story with a vampire.

Blurb: Zoe is wary when,in the dead of night,the eerily handsome yet frightening Simon comes to her house.Simon seems to understand the pain of loneliness and death and Zoe's brooding thoughts of her dying mother. Simon knows death all too well.He is one of the undead, a vampire, seeking revenge for the gruesome murder of his mother three hundred years ago.Does Simon dare ask Zoe to help free him from this lifeless chase and its intolerable solitude? Zoe must let her heart guide her thoughts through a tangle of fear and pain and desire so that she can see Simon for who he truly is,and understand that their lives could change forever.Since rafflecopter doesn't like me and will not work,here is link to official blog with the rafflecopter:http://fictionfrolic.blogspot.com/

Tagline: Something evil this way comes, unfortunately for it, Peter Saints is waiting.

Seventeen-year-old Peter Saints' life stinks. But things are about to get much worse. First, his parents are murdered in front of him. Then another victim dies in his arms.

Visions plague Peter with warnings that something wants him for a sinister cause. It desires the one thing that Peter refuses to give - his blood.

On the run with Angel, a scruffy kid, Peter starts to unravel the mystery. It's the one secret the heavens sought to hide from the world. Unfortunately, when Peter finds the answer he hopes that will save the girl he loves, he opens the door to a great evil that happens to be salivating to meet him.

Welcome to The Hunt! This event will run for the entire length of October. The
rules are simple. Airicka will post 3 blog links on her Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/airicka.phoenix)
every morning. Your job is to go through each one of the blogs and find the
blog with the button (sample button provided below). Only one blog will have a
button each day and it will be hidden in one of their 2012 posts. Each button
has a letter that will, in the end, spell out a message. (You might want to
save each letter to win a separate prize if you guess the message before the
game is over). When you find the button, copy the link above and go to
Airicka’s website (http://airickaphoenix.com/Author/?p=1967) and put the link into the raffle-copter. Easy right?

Don’t want to go searching through posts and blogs? Well, there is an app for
that… no I’m kidding, but there is a free pass.

Follow each blog, leave your name and email address on their rule post in the
comment box and the person who has the button will email you back with the
link. Then, all you have to do is go to Airicka’s website (http://airickaphoenix.com/Author/?p=1967)
and drop the link into the raffle-copter.

Now for the really important rules.

RULES

~ Everyone & anyone can participate.
~ The link MUST be put PRIVATELY
into the raffle-copter on this page. Do Not publicly
display anywhere else! if I find that people are sharing the
buttons/letters/links, they will be disqualified from the games.
~ Do NOT share the link with anyone. Same as
above.
~ Do NOT tell anyone which blog you found that
day’s button on. I’m repeating myself? I know. This is the biggest deal
breakers for me.
~ If you guess what the letters spell before the game is over, please do NOT share the answer. Privately
message me and collect your prize!
~ Please DO tell others about The Hunt.
~ Please DO ask questions if you have any.
~ Most importantly, HAVE FUN!